Fulton man accused in 1991 teen killing
A Cole County man arrested decades ago for the death of a teenager again faces charges in the case.
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Cole County officials announce murder charges in 1991 case
Cole County Sheriff John Wheeler plans to hold a news conference Thursday in regard to a 1991 Russellville killing.
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Arrest in 1991 murder is long-overdue, Russellville residents say
More than a dozen Russellville residents told ABC 17 News Tuesday they felt frustrated that the case took so long to yield an arrest.
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Cole County authorities have arrested a suspect in the 1991 killing of a teen boy.
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Commissioner: Cole County bomb threat was delivered by mail
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Cole County Presiding Commissioner Sam Bushman confirmed to ABC 17 News Wednesday that a piece of mail triggered the evacuation of the county courthouse and adjacent annex building a day earlier. The communication was mailed to the office of presiding Judge Patricia Joyce just before 10 a.m. Tuesday. Sheriff John Wheeler
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Full road treatment teams deployed in Jefferson City, Cole County amid falling snow
The 24 salt trucks in the Jefferson City Public Works fleet got to work just before Noon Monday as snow began to cover the city’s streets.
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Sheriff continues investigation of shooting inside Cole County Jail
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Cole County Sheriff John Wheeler said his investigators were working Tuesday to determine how a shooting occurred inside the jail Monday. Wheeler said in a news release Tuesday that about 20 law enforcement personnel from various agencies conducted a search of every cell in the jail. “No other weapons were found,”
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